Critical Masses: Opposition to Nuclear Power in California, 1958-1978
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Critical Masses: Opposition to Nuclear Power in California, 1958-1978 is the first detailed history of the anti-nuclear movement in the United States
, written by Thomas Wellock
. It is also the first state-level research on the subject with a focus on California
. Reviewer Paula Garb has said:
The central argument of the book is that the anti-nuclear movement played an important role in the demise of nuclear power in California in the period to 1978.
Anti-nuclear movement in the United States
The anti-nuclear movement in the United States consists of more than 80 anti-nuclear groups which have acted to oppose nuclear power or nuclear weapons, or both, in the United States. These groups include the Abalone Alliance, Clamshell Alliance, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research,...
, written by Thomas Wellock
Thomas Wellock
Thomas Wellock is the historian for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Trained as both an engineer and a historian, he writes scholarly histories of the regulation of commercial nuclear energy....
. It is also the first state-level research on the subject with a focus on California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Reviewer Paula Garb has said:
The book is rich with vivid verbal pictures and the passionate voices of participants on all sides of the controversy around the peaceful atom. It is based on interviews, documents from state and federal archives, and activist papers. Wellock brings to this project the expertise of a former engineer for civilian and navy nuclear reactors, a thorough archivist, and a sensitive interviewer.
The central argument of the book is that the anti-nuclear movement played an important role in the demise of nuclear power in California in the period to 1978.
See also
- Anti-nuclear movement in CaliforniaAnti-nuclear movement in CaliforniaThe 1970s proved to be a pivotal period for the anti-nuclear movement in California. Opposition to nuclear power in California coincided with the growth of the country's environmental movement...
- Anti-nuclear protests in the United States
- List of books about nuclear issues
- Nuclear power in the United States
- Nuclear power whistleblowersNuclear power whistleblowersThe GE Three are three nuclear engineers who "blew the whistle" on safety problems at nuclear power plants in the United States in 1976. The three nuclear engineers gained the attention of journalists and the anti-nuclear movement. The GE Three returned to prominence in 2011 during the Fukushima...